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Critics Reviews: 7 out of 10
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Chicago Sun-Times
Will kids like the movie? I suspect they will. Kids like to see other kids learning the rules even if they don't much want to learn them themselves. Here is the Brown family, teetering on the brink of poverty and yet living in a house rich American kids could only envy. Lots of staircases, lots of hiding places, lots of gardens, and even a big old kitchen ruled by a red-faced cook...
Roger Ebert
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Nanny McPhee is an excellent movie… if you're a seven-year old girl. That's less a negative evaluation than it is a statement of fact. This isn't a "family film;" it's a "children's film." What's more, it's for girls who are old enough to understand the basics of reading and writing, but not old enough to be interested in boys. That's a small target audience for a motion picture, but if you have a child that fits the above description, you could find a worse way to entertain them than Nanny McPhee.
James Berardinelli
USA Today
Nanny McPhee has a little of the Mary Poppins in her, without the rosy sweetness. She also shares a resemblance to classic fairy godmothers — if one can envision such a kindly persona dressed all in black, sporting a pair of matching warts and a cabbage-shaped nose.
Claudia Puig
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